FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – All three of the New England Revolution’s youth teams were in action last weekend, combining to go 3-0-2 in five games. Both the Under-18 and Under-16 teams played doubleheaders. On Saturday, October 25, they faced Players Development Academy at Medway High School in Medway, Mass., before taking on New Jersey Cedar Stars Academy on Sunday, October 26, at Regis College in Weston, Mass. The Under-14 team faced Empire Revolution on Saturday, October 25, at Forekicks Taunton in Taunton, Mass.
The U18s earned a 3-2 win over PDA before playing to a 1-1 tie with NJCSA. The U16s tied PDA, 1-1, and shutout NJCSA in a 2-0 victory the following day. The U14s topped Empire Revolution, 3-0.
UNDER-18s
The Under-18s began the weekend by claiming a win in stoppage time, defeating Players Development Academy, 3-2. The Revs took the lead after four minutes, when Zach Herivaux (Brookline, Mass.) played in Aaron James(Amherst, Mass.) on the right for the first goal. PDA equalized nine minutes later through Isaiah Young but the Revs regained the lead before halftime. Chris Arling (Windham, N.H.) took aim from distance and his shot deflected into the path of John Wilkins (Natick, Mass.), who finished from close range. PDA again pegged the Revs back and tied the game through Cameron Allen in the 85th minute, but in the third minute of second half stoppage time,Christian Schifano (Sudbury, Mass.) found Eddie Venta-Yepes (Lowell, Mass.) who scored the game-winning goal. Revs goalkeeper Bill Sinibaldi (Plaistow, N.H.) made five saves in the win.
The U18s came back to pick up a point against New Jersey Cedar Stars Academy on Sunday. NJCSA went ahead in the ninth minute through Josh Goldstern, but the Revs knotted the score just before halftime. After neat play from Herivaux, Izaiah Jennings (Barrington, R.I.) picked up the ball and finished into the corner. Sinibaldi made two saves in the draw.
UNDER-16s
The Under-16s tied with Players Development Academy, 1-1, on Saturday. The Revs struck first in the 26th minute when Justin Rennicks (South Hamilton, Mass.) got behind the PDA defense and played in Andrew Barrowman(Marshfield, Mass.) who scored on the empty net for his team-leading fourth goal of the season. The lead did not last long as PDA equalized four minutes later on through Zeno Mazzacato’s goal. The Revs had eight shots but could not find a winner, while goalkeeper Trey Miller (Monson, Mass.) made five saves at the other end.
The U16s extended their unbeaten streak to five games (3-0-2) with a 2-0 win over New Jersey Cedar Stars Academy on Sunday. After a tight first half, the Revs went ahead with two quick goals after halftime. In the 55thminute, a free kick delivery found Nick Woodruff (Attleboro, Mass.) at the near post who flicked the ball on for Max Diamond (Hopedale, Mass.) who scored to put the Revs ahead. The U16s scored again two minutes later whenConnor Haskell (Medfield, Mass.) dribbled to the end line before his cutback found Isaac Angking (Providence, R.I.) streaking into the area. Goalkeeper Eddie Walsh (Westwood, Mass.) made five saves to preserve the shutout. The U16s have posted six shutouts in eight league matches so far this season.
UNDER-14s
The Under-14s returned to winning ways behind three unanswered second-half goals against Empire Revolution on Saturday. The Revs took the lead in the 43rd minute when Gustavo Cassemiro (Framingham, Mass.) took aim from outside the area and his deflected attempt fell to Elio Firmino (Somerville, Mass.) who scored. Firmino scored his second goal of the game in the 60th minute, when he beat his man and slotted past the goalkeeper after Tim Ennin (East Hartford, Conn.) set him up. Firmino then turned provider as his pass found Brandin Osborne (North Easton, Mass.) on the top of the box, who finished into the lower right corner. The U14s have won five of their six league matches so far this season.
All three of the Revolution’s youth teams are back in action next weekend as they host BW Gottschee Academy on Sunday, November 2, at Regis College in Weston, Mass. The U18s kick off the day at 10 a.m., before the U16s follow at 12:30 p.m. The U14s finish up with a 2 p.m. start.
New England Revolution U18s vs. Players Development Academy U18s
Saturday, October 25, 2014 – Medway, Mass. (Medway High School)
Revolution 3, PDA 2
Scoring Summary:
NE – Aaron James 1 (Zach Herivaux 1) 4’
PDA – Isaiah Young 13’
NE – John Wilkins 1 (Chris Arling 3) 35’
PDA – Cameron Allen 85’
NE – Eddie Venta-Yepes 1 (Christian Schifano 1) 93+
New England Revolution: Bill Sinibaldi, Matt Morana, Derek Blanchette, Ben Waithe, TJ Soehn (Christian Schifano 31’), John Wilkins, Chris Arling, Zach Herivaux ©, Aaron James (Ted Hilger 90’), Izaiah Jennings (Eddie Venta-Yepes 64’), Guy Kabala
Unused Substitutes: Omar Castro, Mana Chavali
Misconduct Summary:
PDA – Matt Decker (caution) 56’
New England Revolution U18s vs. New Jersey Cedar Stars Academy U18s
Sunday, October 26, 2014 – Weston, Mass. (Regis College)
Revolution 1, NJCSA 1
Scoring Summary:
NJCSA – Josh Goldstern 9’
NE – Izaiah Jennings 1 (Zach Herivaux 2) 43’
New England Revolution: Bill Sinibaldi, Matt Morana, Derek Blanchette, Ben Waithe, Daniel Jones, John Wilkins, Chris Arling, Zach Herivaux ©, Aaron James (Christian Schifano 65’), Izaiah Jennings (Eddie Venta-Yepes 70’), Guy Kabala
Unused Substitutes: Omar Castro, Ted Hilger, Mana Chavali
Misconduct Summary:
NE – Guy Kabala (caution)
NE – Matt Morana (caution)
NJCSA – Josh Goldstern (caution)
New England Revolution U16s vs. Players Development Academy U16s
Saturday, October 25, 2014 – Medway, Mass. (Medway High School)
Revolution 1, PDA 1
Scoring Summary:
NE – Andrew Barrowman 4 (Justin Rennicks 2) 26’
PDA – Zeno Mazzacato 30’
New England Revolution: Trey Miller, Travis van Brewer, Nick Woodruff, Max Diamond, Daniel Jones ©, Alex Shterenberg, Isaque Couto (Joe Brito 55’), Santi Cardona (Connor Haskell 75’), Isaac Angking (Laz Dorogi 72’), Andrew Barrowman, Justin Rennicks
Unused Substitutes: Eddie Walsh, Tyler Freitas, Kevin Vang
Misconduct Summary:
None
New England Revolution U16s vs. New Jersey Cedar Stars Academy U16s
Sunday, October 26, 2014 – Weston, Mass. (Regis College)
Revolution 2, NJCSA 0
Scoring Summary:
NE – Max Diamond 1 (Nick Woodruff 1) 55’
NE – Isaac Angking 3 (Connor Haskell 1) 57’
New England Revolution: Eddie Walsh, Travis van Brewer (Tyler Freitas 41’), Nick Woodruff, Max Diamond ©, Connor Haskell, Alex Shterenberg, Isaque Couto (Laz Dorogi 73’), Kevin Vang (Santi Cardona 70’), Joe Brito (Isaac Angking 53’), Andrew Barrowman (Justin Rennicks 41’), Gustavo Cassemiro
Unused Substitutes: Trey Miller
Misconduct Summary:
None
New England Revolution U14s vs. Empire Revolution U14s
Saturday, October 25, 2014 – Taunton, Mass. (Forekicks Taunton)
Revolution 3, Empire 0
Scoring Summary:
NE – Elio Firmino 1 (unassisted) 43’
NE – Elio Firmino 2 (Tim Ennin 2) 60’
NE – Brandin Osborne 1 (Elio Firmino 1) 63’
New England Revolution: Ryan Manning, Chris Ciullo, Tucker Flint (Austin Pineau 49’), Tyler Freitas, Paulo Da Silva, Trevor Burns (Noah Silverman 49’), Luis Blanco (Brandin Osborne 49’), Gustavo Cassemiro (Tim Ennin 44’), Aiden Scales, Elio Firmino (Samuel Deossa 66’), Nico Ferrera (Jonathan Ferreira 44’)
Unused Substitutes: Pat Quinn
Misconduct Summary:
None
